In the year 1952
341 Notable deaths
Eli Heckscher
Swedish historian and economist (1879–1952).
Born November 24th, 1879 in Stockholm.
Died December 23rd, 1952 at 73 years old in Stockholm.
Brien McMahon
American politician (1903–1952).
Born October 6th, 1903 in Norwalk.
Died July 28th, 1952 at 48 years old in Washington, D.C..
Mary Engle Pennington
American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952).
Born October 8th, 1872 in Nashville.
Died December 27th, 1952 at 80 years old in New York City.
Alberto Savinio
Italian painter, writer, and composer.
Born August 25th, 1891 in Athens, Atene. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1952 at 60 years old in Rome. [ref]
Itzik Feffer
Soviet yiddish poet (1900-1952).
Born November 23rd, 1900 in Shpola.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 51 years old in Moscow.
Yakov Frenkel
Russian physicist.
Born February 10th, 1894 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1952 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Antonia Maury
American astronomer.
Born March 21st, 1866 in Cold Spring.
Died January 18th, 1952 at 85 years old in Dobbs Ferry.
Max Dehn
German-american mathematician (1878-1952).
Born November 13th, 1878 in Hamburg.
Died June 27th, 1952 at 73 years old in Black Mountain.
Bedřich Hrozný
Czech archeologist, linguist and orientalist (1879-1952).
Born May 6th, 1879 in Lysá nad Labem. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1952 at 73 years old in Prague. [ref]
Lawrence Grant
Actor (1870-1952).
Born October 30th, 1870 in Bournemouth.
Died February 19th, 1952 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams